Nigeria vs Zambia: What I did after scoring for Super Eagles – Alex Iwobi

Arsenal forward, Alex Iwobi has revealed that he “almost cried” after scoring Nigeria’s winner against Zambia in 2018 World Cup qualifying game against Zambia on October 7.

The 21-year-old scored the only goal against the Chipolopolo that sent the Super Eagles to Russia 2018 in Uyo.

The Super Eagles needed a victory in the crunchy encounter to book their place in the Mundial and the Arsenal winger’s goal in the 73rd minute ensured the West Africans giants became the first in the continent to booked a passage with a game to spare.

And ahead of Gernot Rohr’s dead rubber clash against Algeria on Friday, Iwobi said he was ‘proud’ to have brought so much joy to millions of Nigerians.

He told Arsenal website, “When I actually scored, the moment was crazy, I remember running off celebrating.

“I almost cried, I actually almost cried to see how the fans were reacting, to see my mum and dad in the stands; it was just an amazing feeling.

“To go to the World Cup you can see it’s not just the players’ dream, it’s the fans’ dream as well and for me to get the goal for us to go through I’m just proud to do that.